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1. The One, Two, Three Game
How to Play: Children sit comfortably on the floor, listening, observing, reading, and performing actions alongside the teacher.
One, two, hello there (children wave their hands)
One, two, three, let's clap (children clap)
One, two, three, four, jump up high (children jump high)
One, two, three, four, five, jump even higher (children jump higher)
2. The Cute Little Pen Game
How to Play:
One cute little pen, two cute little pens, boom boom boom bum bum bum... boom.
One cute little cat, two cute little cats meow meow meow meow... meow (louder), one dog... Continue similarly.
3. The Mother Hen Game
How to Play:
The mother hen has five little chicks (one hand shielding the face, one hand extends with five fingers forward).
The tiny one loves it dearly (both hands extend forward to make a tiny gesture, then bring hands together to the chest and shake).
It lies down to sleep (both hands move to the face, tilting to simulate sleep).
Rock the chicks gently (both hands wiggle gently)
Marching along, step by step (feet move forward, tapping lightly on the ground, stepping slowly or quickly as needed).
4. The Seed Planting Game
Rules of the Game: Guide the children to follow the rhythm of the poem below while performing the corresponding actions:
“Planting seeds, fragrance so sweet
Sprouting, fresh and neat
One tree, one fruit
Two trees, two fruits
One bud, the wind blows
Two buds, the tree falls
One flower, leaves fall
Two flowers, many leaves...”
How to Play: The teacher guides the children to hold hands and form a circle, performing the actions while reciting each line of the poem.
Planting seeds: Children slowly sit down, waving both hands close to the ground as they pretend to plant seeds.
Sprouting: Children gradually stand up straight.
One tree: Ask the children to raise their left hand high.
Two trees: Ask the children to raise their right hand high.
One bud: Instruct the children to lower their left hand and place the palm facing down.
Two buds: Lower the right hand and place the palm facing down.
One flower: Guide the children to open their left palm and spread their fingers wide.
Two flowers: Guide the children to open their right palm and spread their fingers wide. Fragrance so sweet: Ask the children to bring both hands to their noses and inhale deeply, mimicking the action of smelling flowers.
One fruit: Instruct the children to place their hands horizontally in front of their chest, with the left palm facing up.
Two fruits: Instruct the children to place their hands horizontally in front of their chest, with the right palm facing up.
Wind blows: Children spread their arms up high in a V shape and lean to the left.
Tree shakes: Lean to the right.
Leaves fall: Children squat down.
Many leaves: Children shake their wrists and shout loudly: A!..A!..A!..
5. The Thumb and Finger Game
The thumb and finger game
One hand, two hands
Thumb and finger, One hand, no hand
Which hand has it, which hand doesn't?
Instructions: The teacher holds a small object in one hand, shakes it in front of the chest while reading the poem. Then, the teacher closes their hand around the object and asks, “Which hand has it, which hand doesn’t? Which hand has it, which hand doesn’t?” for the children to guess which hand holds the small item.
6. The Sawing Game
Two people sit opposite each other, holding each other's hands firmly. While singing, they pull and push their hands back and forth, mimicking the action of sawing a piece of wood between them. Every time a word is sung, they pull or push once. The song can go like this:
Saw, saw, cut through
Which worker is strong?
Go eat the king's meal
Which worker loses?
Go back and suckle from mother
Or:
Saw, saw, cut through
Work less, eat more
Sleep where you lay
It takes what’s mine
What do we saw with?
7. The Game of Placing Hands on the Ground
Instructions: Place your hands on the ground, raise your hands high, shake them off, shake them off, shake them off so your clothes don’t get caught, hurry, hurry, hurry, these tired legs, lift your hands up high, under the vast blue sky.
8. The Toy Soldier Game
Instructions:
The toy soldier walks in his pair of shoes for 7 miles, he walks up into the forest (raise arms high), then he walks down to the sea (lower arms), he moves to the left, and then he moves to the right. He enters the classroom and laughs 'hihihaha oh yay'.
9. The Body Language Game
Instructions:
Children sit comfortably on the floor, listen, observe, read, and perform the actions with the teacher.
"When I smile, I am happy." (Point fingers to the corners of the mouth.)
"When I frown, I am sad." (Use two fingers to pull the corners of the mouth down.)
"When I shrug my shoulders and shake my head, I want to say that I don’t know." (Shrug shoulders, shake head, wave hands.)
10. My Toothbrush Game
Instructions:
Children sit comfortably on the floor, listen, observe, read, and perform the actions with the teacher.
- I have a small toothbrush. (Raise one finger.)
- I hold it tightly. (Make a fist with the hand.)
- I brush my teeth every morning.
- And again before going to bed. (Use the index finger to simulate brushing teeth.)
11. The Hand Clapping Game
Instructions:
"Where's the hand? Where's the hand...
Place your hand on the ground.
Lift your hand up high.
Brush off the dirt so your clothes stay clean.
Hurry up, my legs are getting tired.
My hand is lifted up high, touching the vast sky..."
12. The Coconut Bug
The mother coconut bug goes first,
The baby coconut bug follows behind.
The wind blows, the tree tilts,
The coconut bug falls upside down.
The coconut bug cries for help.
Instructions: The teacher and the child crawl while reciting each line of the action poem. "The mother coconut bug goes first, the baby coconut bug follows behind." When the line "The wind blows, the tree tilts, the coconut bug falls upside down" is reached, both the teacher and the child lie down. For the line, "The coconut bug cries for help": the teacher and the child wave their hands and legs and shout, "Help, help!"
13. This Game is Fun for You
How to Play: The teacher will sing: "If you're happy and want to show it, clap your hands (clap 2 times). If you're happy and want to show it, clap your hands (clap 2 times). If you're happy and want to show it, but your heart is fluttering, let everyone around here know that you're happy and want to show it, clap your hands (clap 2 times)." Instead of clapping, substitute with "stamping your feet" (stamp feet 2 times). Instead of clapping, say "laugh out loud" (ha ha). Instead of clapping, say "blink your eyes" (chíu chíu). Finally, do all three or all four (clap 2 times, stamp 2 times, chíu chíu, ha ha).
14. The Game of Five Little Monkeys
How to Play:
The teacher and children sit down and stretch their legs, or they can sit on chairs.
There are 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed (clap hands on thighs).
One little monkey falls and bumps its head, swelling up (raise 1 finger, tilt head down to the ground, and make a fist to gesture swelling on the forehead).
The mother monkey calls the doctor, and the doctor gives instructions (make a phone gesture).
Don't let the little monkeys jump on the bed anymore (raise hand and gesture a no sign).
(Ask the children, how many monkeys are left?)
Continue the game with the remaining 4 little monkeys until the game ends.
15. The Game of Why Don't You Shake, Baby
How to Play: Sing the song and perform the actions as described in the lyrics.
Reach your hands out
Grab hold of this ear
Sway your head, sway your head
Oh, why don't you shake, oh, why don't you shake
Reach your hands out
Grab hold of this hip
Sway your body, sway your body
Oh, why don't you shake, oh, why don't you shake
Reach your hands out
Grab hold of this leg
Sway your thigh, sway your thigh
Oh, why don't you shake, oh, why don't you shake
La la la la, la la la la
16. Stretch Your Arms to Reach the Sun
"Stretch both arms and reach for the sun
Touch your shoulders with both hands, then wiggle your hips
Lift your legs high and march in a steady rhythm
Then spin around and laugh out loud!"
How to Play: Sing the song while performing the actions as described in the lyrics.
17. The Game of Who Wants to Play
Who wants to play and have fun? Clap your hands, clap clap clap! Who... stomp your feet, stomp stomp stomp! Who... wiggle your hips, wiggle wiggle wiggle! Who... laugh out loud, ha ha ha! As you read, have the children perform the actions mentioned.
18. The Game of Show Hands, Hide Hands
How to play:
Show your hands, hide your hands (2 times).
On this side, a lovely little bird; on the other side, another lovely little bird. They chirp, chirp, chirp, circling together. The bird searches for a friend and flies away, the bird searches for a friend and flies away. La la la la, la la, together they soar higher.
